Where did October go? Do you know? Have you seen it? I somehow lost 31 days. 31 DAYS!!!
Therefore, I decided I am creating a new month.....may I introduce Octember.
This shall be known as the in-between month. No decorating required. No sewing or last-miute-shopping for costumes. No excessive candy. No houseguests.
This will be the month where it doesn't feel like Christmas is right around the corner and I don't feel compelled to count forks for Thanksgiving.
How long can I delude myself?
Showing posts with label moments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moments. Show all posts
November 1, 2010
February 9, 2010
just a minute!
ok think for just a second, when was the last time you said this? Not too long ago probably. Experience has taught me I am only needed by the children, husband or dog when I am not wherever they are. Usually I am busy doing something and a mmmmooooooooooommm is hollered across the house or a huuuuuuuuunnnnneeeeeeeeyyyyyy could you come here is heard, maybe faintly, but heard nonetheless.
Sometimes I want to pretend I didn't hear them. What is it they could possibly need or want? usually it is toilet paper so that makes it ok. youtube videos are occasionally intertaining, but not high on my priority list.
When my kids were little they usually needed help getting down from the toilet. Or a game that couldn't be reached from a shelf. Sometimes a referee, a blanket that fell out of a crib, another story, or a favorite toy.
Things have changed A LOT. Now I find lots of free minutes. Minutes that I spend on the computer or getting sucked mindlessly into TV. Minutes spent with good books, magazines and cookbooks. Priceless minutes with the kids and my husband. Minutes that I would give up and minutes that I treasure.
The other morning I found myself thinking of what I could do in a minute standing infront of the microwave watching 1:10 count down while waiting for my hot chocolate.
So I thought I would make it a game -
In a minute I can:
load the diswasher
unload the diswasher
start a load of wash
dump clothes in the dryer
pile clothes on the bed
get dressed
feed the dog
gather junk
put away my shoes
clean out my purse
organize receipts
wipe down the kitchen counters
come up with a silly blog idea!
I won't be trying to do these all at once, and I am sure there is lots more I could do but it was just a nice little reminder that I do have free minutes and it is up to me how I use them.....right now I am going to enjoy my cocoa and watch the rain!
Sometimes I want to pretend I didn't hear them. What is it they could possibly need or want? usually it is toilet paper so that makes it ok. youtube videos are occasionally intertaining, but not high on my priority list.
When my kids were little they usually needed help getting down from the toilet. Or a game that couldn't be reached from a shelf. Sometimes a referee, a blanket that fell out of a crib, another story, or a favorite toy.
Things have changed A LOT. Now I find lots of free minutes. Minutes that I spend on the computer or getting sucked mindlessly into TV. Minutes spent with good books, magazines and cookbooks. Priceless minutes with the kids and my husband. Minutes that I would give up and minutes that I treasure.
The other morning I found myself thinking of what I could do in a minute standing infront of the microwave watching 1:10 count down while waiting for my hot chocolate.
So I thought I would make it a game -
In a minute I can:
load the diswasher
unload the diswasher
start a load of wash
dump clothes in the dryer
pile clothes on the bed
get dressed
feed the dog
gather junk
put away my shoes
clean out my purse
organize receipts
wipe down the kitchen counters
come up with a silly blog idea!
I won't be trying to do these all at once, and I am sure there is lots more I could do but it was just a nice little reminder that I do have free minutes and it is up to me how I use them.....right now I am going to enjoy my cocoa and watch the rain!
January 10, 2010
another year has gone by.....
I love that song by Celine Dion. It is more of a love song then a year in review song, but I had it stuck in my head.....so after seeing this on lots of other blogs, done way more creatively, I thought it would be fun to look back on all the things that at the time seemed important enough to blog about!
scroll over to find the links!
January
scroll over to find the links!
January
February
*sewed like a mad woman here, here, here and here
*signs of spring (already)
*crazy fun Valentines date on our bikes
*sewed like a mad woman here, here, here and here
*signs of spring (already)
*crazy fun Valentines date on our bikes
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
*my birthday shoulda been in here somewhere
*annual body surfing competition
*annual body surfing competition
October
*happy bloggaversary to me
*Oak Glenn
*took a break from wordless Wednesdays
*started "Handle With Care" post series
November
*Oak Glenn
*took a break from wordless Wednesdays
*started "Handle With Care" post series
November
December
*had sweet times with friends
*laughed until someone peed their pants....so glad it wasn't me!
*enjoyed my family!
I can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
*had sweet times with friends
*laughed until someone peed their pants....so glad it wasn't me!
*enjoyed my family!
I can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
July 24, 2009
Mothers Day....a little late!
Why God Made Moms - Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
June 18, 2009
shining moments....
Sometimes life feels this way.
I love this quote by Anna Quindlen.
Elder M. Russell Ballard quoted her in my favorite talk -
"Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. {or the so called basket-head mother syndrome} She said: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11).
What have I missed out on because I was so busy looking forward? Right now I'm not sure, I'm trying to recall. There always seems to be so much has happening I find it difficult to remember. Blogging helps. I wish I had started sooner, but later must be better than never!
I am working on living in the moment, enjoying the little things, slowly but surely I will get there.
I love this quote by Anna Quindlen.
Elder M. Russell Ballard quoted her in my favorite talk -
"Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. {or the so called basket-head mother syndrome} She said: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11).
What have I missed out on because I was so busy looking forward? Right now I'm not sure, I'm trying to recall. There always seems to be so much has happening I find it difficult to remember. Blogging helps. I wish I had started sooner, but later must be better than never!
I am working on living in the moment, enjoying the little things, slowly but surely I will get there.
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